Description:
Real estate rule #3: It's the rare buyer who wants to buy a haunted house.
Brief description: Judy L. Murray is winner of the Silver Falchion Award, Independent Publisher Gold and Silver Medals, two PenCraft International First Place Awards, and an Agatha Award Nominee. A former Philadelphia real estate broker and restoration addict, Judy has worked with enough delusional sellers, jittery buyers, testy contractors, and diva agents to fill her head with back-office insight and truth versus gossip. She began her professional writing career, after graduating in newspaper journalism from the S.I. Newhouse at Syracuse University. as a newspaper reporter and magazine columnist. She holds a Master's in Business from Penn State University. She lives atop a cliff on the Chesapeake Bay with her husband. They're buffeted by winds in winter and invaded by family and dogs in summer. Judy is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America. Sign up for her newsletter at www.judylmurraymysteries.com.
Review Quotes:
"A clever and well-plotted mystery, Judy L Murray's latest Chesapeake Bay Mystery, Peril in the Pool House, is as appealing as the town where it's set. When a candidate for state senate is suspected of murdering his difficult new campaign manager Helen agrees to help clear his name, only to learn that this murder echoes a fifty-year-old scandal involving Davies' grandfather. Fans of this series will not be disappointed." - Lori Robbins, award-winning author of the On Pointe Mysteries
"A gruesome discovery turns a Maryland realtor into a sleuth in Murray's series-starting mystery. Murder in the Master...with plenty of romance, surprises, and a climax that's quite the cliffhanger. ...A strong debut whodunit with a memorable main character." - Kirkus Reviews
"Five out of Five! A Contender for Top Read 2022! Brilliant! Judy Murray has another hit with the second book in her Chesapeake Bay Mystery Series...A compelling investigation, fascinating details, secrets and motives revealed, ins and outs of the real estate biz, family gatherings, and a bit of welcomed romance (maybe even triangular)...The ending, a key element of any mystery, had the right amount of peril and a surprise, yet satisfying, arrest." - Kings River Life Magazine
"Love this series! Compelling page-turning whodunits. I found myself staying up past my bedtime just to get in an extra chapter or two-the sign of a great book. But it is the cast of characters that gives this series its multi-layered appeal. In this installment, their personalities are even more revealed. I find the recurring characters in this book three-dimensional and charming." - Lori Roberts Herbst, award-winning author of the Callie Cassidy Mysteries
"A taunt whodunit. I read Judy L Murray's first book in the series, Murder in the Master. Killer in the Kitchen is every bit as powerful...Murray layers lots of suspects. Love the setting in the Chesapeake Bay area, which Murray knows well. Strong characters and conflicting egos really make the plot sizzle. Well-written, and a great addition. I highly recommend it." - Susan Van Kirk, author of the Endurance and Art Center Mysteries